Cambio Climático de Canadá

Un cactus saguaro se ve durante una ola de calor de 27 días con temperaturas superiores a 110 grados Fahrenheit (43 grados Celsius) en el Desert Botanical Garden en Phoenix, Arizona, EE. UU., el 26 de julio de 2023. El 26 de julio a las 09:50 (GMT-7), una

Abril 15, 2024

La tierra se encuentra en el medio de una racha de diez meses récord en cuanto a temperatura

El servicio de monitoreo del cambio climático de la Unión Europea anunció el martes que el mundo acaba de experimentar su marzo más cálido registrado, culminando una racha de 10 meses en los que cada mes estableció un nuevo récord de temperatura.

Marzo 18, 2024

Europa: la sequía se hace sentir en el Mediterráneo impactando la producción

Ahora, se anticipa el espectro de una primavera más cálida de lo normal en 2024, según lo predice el informe del Centro Común de Investigación (JRC) "Sequía en la Región Mediterránea - Enero de 2024."

PEI potato farmers worried excess moisture caused by Hurricane Fiona may damage crops

Septiembre 30, 2022

PEI potato farmers worried excess moisture from Fiona may damage crops

Prince Edward Island (PEI) potato farmers say they are concerned excessive moisture in the fields caused by the storm Fiona may lead their produce to rot in storage - though they hope that is not the case.

Octubre 12, 2021

WPC Webinar: Basics of irrigation for processing potatoes and irrigation scheduling

World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar - November 11, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time with Netafim's Yechiam Gets, Crop Model Agronomist Presenting 'Basics of irrigation for processing potatoes and irrigation scheduling.'

Junio 13, 2021

McCain Foods Commitment will Help Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C

McCain Foods' commitment to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions across all of its global operations by the end of the decade has been verified to align with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Septiembre 18, 2020

Summer drought still impacting potato farmers Prince Edward Island

Many potato fields across Prince Edward Island are not in the condition they usually are at this time of year due to the hot and dry conditions for much of July and August.

Octubre 31, 2019

Potato shortage looms on Prairies (Canada)

Potato processing plants in Manitoba and Alberta may not run at full capacity this winter. About 20,000 acres of potatoes were in the ground in Manitoba as of the middle of October, and growers needed two weeks of favourable weather to harvest the crop.

Agosto 05, 2019

Cavendish Farms to open Potato Research Centre in Prince Edward Island

Canadian potato processing company Cavendish Farms, a subsidiary of J.D. Irving, announced last week that it will build a new potato research and plant breeding centre in New Annan, Prince Edward Island.

Julio 25, 2019

Prince Edward Island potato farmers receive financial support to overcome wet and cold harvest of 2018

The Canadian government of the provincial government of Prince Edward Island are providing some additional help for Island farmers following the poor potato harvest of 2018, they announced at a farm in Pownal, P.E.I., Friday morning.

Febrero 04, 2019

Potato Processor Cavendish Farms imports millions of pounds of potatoes to P.E.I.

Prince Edward Island French Fry Manufacturer Cavendish Farms is importing a larger than usual amount of potatoes from other parts of Canada and the United States to make up for a local shortfall in supply.

Research into sustainable management practices to increase fertilizer efficiency receives support from the Canadian Government

Noviembre 21, 2017

Research: How can we increase fertilizer efficiency?

The government of Canada last week announced a $1.8 million investment in a research project at the University of British Columbia that includes the development of beneficial management practices for increasing the efficiency of fertilizer use in potatoes.

Agosto 22, 2016

Cambio climático destruye 20% del cultivo anual de papa en Latinoamérica

El calentamiento global destruye entre el 10 % y el 20 % de la producción anual de papa en América Latina y se ha convertido en la principal amenaza que enfrenta este cultivo, por encima incluso de un agresivo hongo conocido como tizón tardío, coincidieron hoy varios expertos en Panamá.

Octubre 16, 2012

Canadian farmer harvests potatoes near Arctic Circle

In the far North of Canada, one man in Norman Wells is transforming his town into the potato capital of the North West Territories, harvesting 30,000 pounds of the vegetable this year from his farm about 130 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle. For ...